If you'd like to point a domain address that you have to another domain name or subdomain, one of the ways to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain name being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it is redirected to. In this way, if you are using a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be redirected to the site that you have set up, but it will also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all of the visitors from various subdomains to their main domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain since this type of a record set up for the main domain renders it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we provide with each and every Linux shared hosting, allows you to create CNAME records for any domain or subdomain hosted inside the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you aren't absolutely sure how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial that is available inside the CP, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or you can simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, although it is unlikely you'll experience any problems as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, and save the change. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control over your domain addresses and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people who have no previous experience to create such records easily.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You will be able to create, edit and delete CNAME records easily with any of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled through the custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel, and in one of its sections you will see all records for every domain or subdomain which you have added in your account. To set up a new record, you simply need to choose the hostname that'll be forwarded (domain/subdomain), type where it is going to be forwarded to, pick the record type, which will be CNAME in this case, and you're going to be ready. Even if you have never used a web hosting service before, our Control Panel is very intuitive to use, so you'll not have any issues. We also have a short video and a detailed help article on how to create a CNAME record, both of which are located in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this function, you could easily use a domain name hosted on our revolutionary cloud hosting platform for a site created elsewhere, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domain addresses, and more.